What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft landed runway 20 at Westfield, MA, at 8:43 pm local time. On rollout, the right main and nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot stated that the landing gear position light was green and the selector was down. No aural warning was heard. Investigation of the retraction system with the aircraft on jacks revealed that the gear retraction tube inboard arm had fractured. This arm connects the right main and nose gear push pull cables to the retract mechanism. A visual inspection of the fracture surfaces indicated a portion of the fracture may have occurred prior to this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 20 AT WESTFIELD, MA, AT 8:43 PM LOCAL TIME. ON ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHT WAS GREEN AND THE SELECTOR WAS DOWN. NO AURAL WARNING WAS HEARD. INVESTIGATION OF THE RETRACTION SYSTEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS REVEALED THAT THE GEAR RETRACTION TUBE INBOARD ARM HAD FRACTURED. THIS ARM CONNECTS THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR PUSH PULL CABLES TO THE RETRACT MECHANISM. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACES INDICATED A PORTION OF THE FRACTURE MAY HAVE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.
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